LO- Understand the relationship

between fractions and decimals

 Let’s recap on some things
we know about fractions first ...

What have all these got in common?

4 2 6 13 1256
4 2 6 13 1256
= 1
If the Numerator and the Denominator
are the same, then the fraction equals 1
 If the Denominator is 1
then the fraction is a whole number,
equal to the Numerator.

4 8 21
= 4 = 8 = 21
1 1 1
 Spot the odd one out ...

3
8

1 4 2 3 6 5
2 8 3 6 12 10
 Key Questions:
What is a fraction?
What is a decimal?
 A fraction is a word used to
describe parts of a whole.

A decimal also describes a part of a whole,

but we write it using numbers and a
decimal point, for example 0.5
how TO CONVERT FRACTION TO a decimal?
It’s simple! We get any fraction and
divide the Numerator by the Denominator
Let’s work out an example ...

1 Divide the Numerator, 1

2 by the Denominator, 2

so, 1 ÷ 2 = 0.5
 Calculators ready? Let’s do some ...

1 1 1
= 0.25 = 0.3 = 0.16
4 3 6

1 1 1
= 0.125 = 0.1 = 0.2
8 10 5
Can you work out these decimals?
0.5

0.7

0.2

0.8

0.9
LO-To convert
decimal to
percentage
 Ashley ate of the pizza.

How could we describe this as…

a Fraction a Decimal a Percentage
(parts of the whole) (how many tenths) (parts out of 100)
5 5 5

𝟏
𝟐
𝟎.𝟓 𝟓𝟎 %
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages are different ways of
expressing the quantity of a whole.
Why do we want different types of the same number?
 Ashley ate of the pizza.

How could we describe this as…

a Fraction a Decimal a Percentage
(parts of the whole) (how many tenths) (parts out of 100)
5 5 5

𝟏
𝟐
𝟎.𝟓 𝟓𝟎 %
𝟏 𝟓 𝟓𝟎
𝟐 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
How can we describe these as different but equivalent fractions?
 Pete ate of the crisps.

How could we describe this as…

a Fraction a Decimal a Percentage
(parts of the whole) (how many tenths) (parts out of 100)
5 5 5

𝟐
𝟓
𝟎.𝟒 𝟒𝟎 %
𝟐 𝟒 𝟒𝟎
𝟓 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
How can we describe these as different but equivalent fractions?
 Sal drank of the soda.

How could we describe this as…

a Fraction a Decimal a Percentage
(parts of the whole) (how many tenths, hundredths) (parts out of 100)
5 5 5

𝟕
𝟐𝟎
𝟎. 𝟑+𝟎. 𝟎𝟓=𝟎. 𝟑𝟓 𝟑𝟓 %
𝟕 𝟑𝟓 𝟑𝟓
𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
How can we describe these as different but equivalent fractions?
 Percentage
15 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
15
3
20
100 0.15
 Percentage
30 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
30
3
10
100 0.30
Expand
0.3
 Percentage
32 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
32
8
25
100 0.32
Expand Write as a fraction
(expand if tenths)
 Percentag
e
80 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
80
4
5
100 0.8
Expand Write as a fraction
(expand if tenths)
 Percentage
15 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
15
3
20
100 0.15
Expand Write as a fraction
(expand if tenths)
 Percentage
22 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
22
11
50
100 0.22
Expand Write as a fraction
(expand if tenths)
 Percentage
52 %

% means
‘parts out of 100’

Write as decimal
Fraction Simplify hundredths Decimal
52
13
25
100 0.52
Expand Write as a fraction
(expand if tenths)
 A Quick Review

• Fractions, decimals, and percents are all parts

of a whole. They are also related and can be
converted back and forth.
1 1 1
0 3
4 2 4
0 .25 .50 .75 1

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

 Decimals
• Decimals are like fractions because they also represent parts of
a whole, however, decimals use the base ten system by place
value. The place is named by the furthest right number.

.01234
tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, hundred thousandths…….

0.1 is said “one tenth” because the furthest right number is in the tenth place .

0.17 is said “seventeen hundredths” for the same reason,

How would we say 0.83 “Eighty-three hundredths”
How would we say 0.015? “fifteen thousandths,”
 Converting decimals to fractions

• Converting decimals to fractions is easy

because all we have to do is read the decimal
and it sounds the same as when we read the
fraction. 3
• We read 0.3 as “three tenths.” which is 10
41
• 0.41 is read “forty-one hundredths.” 100
• .07

• .13

• .3

• .107
 Fractions in base 10
• Fractions in base 10 (denominator 10, 100,
1000……..) are easy because they are also read
the same way as decimals

3 7
10 100
 Say it and Write it

9 15
10 100
 Converting Fractions to Decimals
• If the fraction has a denominator in base ten
(10, 100, 1,000 etc.) It works the same way.
7
• 100 is 0.07 both are read “seven hundredths.”

• If the fraction does not have a base ten

denominator, you must use long division until
you get a repeating or terminating decimal.
 Dividing out a Fraction
When dividing the fraction, it is important to make sure you have
the right number “in the house,” or inside the division symbol

3 house
53 house
5 basement
 Dividing out a Fraction
When dividing the fraction, it is important to make sure you have
the right number “in the house.” or inside the division symbol

3 house
53 house
5 basement

53 3
 0.6
5
 Let’s Try a Few
49
• Convert 0.49 to a fraction 100
83
• Convert .083 to a fraction 1000
73
• Convert 100 to a decimal 0.73
87
0.087
• Convert 1000 to a decimal
3
• Convert 8 to a decimal
83
 Let’s Try a Few
49
• Convert 0.49 to a fraction
100
83
• Convert .083 to a fraction
1000
73
• Convert 100 to a decimal 0.73

3
• Convert 83
8 to a decimal
 These are called terminating
decimals
• A terminating decimal ends

0.26
 A Repeating Decimal
• Ummmmmm it repeats. Use a bar to show it
repeats

0.33333333333333....  0.3
0.6767676767...  0.67
 Warm Up
• 1) convert 0.16 to a fraction

3
• 2) convert to a decimal
10

5
• 3) convert to a decimal
8
 Converting Numbers into Percents
• When you have a fraction with a denominator in
base 10 (10, 100, 1,000), numbers can be easily
converted into percents.
• The word percent literally means per hundred.
40
• means you have 40 per hundred or 40%
100
7
• How could we easily find what percent 10 is?
7 10 70

100
 70%
10 10
 Converting Decimals to Percents

• Lucky for us, decimals are ALL in base ten.

• 0.72 means 72 per hundred or 72%.
• What happens if we have 0.851
• How many hundredths are there? 85

• The left over is just a decimal 85.1%

• An easy rule for converting decimals to percents

is to simply move the decimal 2 places right.
 Let’s Try Some
0.82  82%

0.258  25.8%

.012  1.2%
Percents to Decimals and Fractions

• To convert a percent to a decimal, we do the

reverse. Instead of moving the decimal 2
places right, we move it 2 places left and drop
the % sign.

56%  56.0%  0.56

Try One on Your Own
Convert 27% into a decimal

27%  27.0%  0.27

Now convert 0.27 into a fraction

27
0.27 
100